Curtain



H. HOLT Dec. 12, 1933.

CURTAIN Filed July 22, 1933 Patented Dec. 12, 1933 PATENT OFF-ICE is CURTAIN Harold Holt, Philadelphia, Pa.

ApplicationJuly 22,

1933. Serial No. 681,784

9 Claims. (01. 156-10 This invention-relates to new anduseful iniprovements in curtains and more particularly to v the means for suspending the same from the overhanging rods or poles or shower baths and gth'elikehh' s 3 The principal object of the invention is to provide a. curtain of the character set forth having a plurality of supporting devices integral therewith. Another object ofthe invention is to provide a curtain of? theicharacter set forth wherein the integral supporting devices are covered with the same material comprised in the curtain proper.. Another. objectof the invention is to provide a curtain having integral supporting devices adapted for releasable engagement with the pole or rod supporting said curtain. s Another object of the invention is to provide a curtain as set forth having integral supporting devices of durableconstruction and capable of relatively noiseless operation. a v

These and other objects as well as certain other features andtdetails of construction of the in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in perspectivev of the device formingthe subject of this invention, and I V I r Fig. 2'is aview in line 2- -2, Fig. 1.

Heretofore the majority of shower bath cur-.

tains have been provided with a plurality of eyelets at the upper edge thereof and these curtains have been suspended from the shower rod or pole by means of a number of independent hook or other supporting elements .which slidably engage saidpole and are provided with'upwardlyextending portions arranged toengage the eyelets of the curtain and support the same. These 40 supporting hooks are for the'most part metal constructed in such a manner that. when the! curtain is pushed to one side of the shower ratherf suddenly onebrv more of the curtain eyelets often becomes disengaged from its hook, causing considerable annoyance. In addition these. hooks very often make an unpleasant squeak or other noise as they move'longitudinally on the support pole when the curtain is pushed aside scratching or otherwise {marring the pole, and generally dc-' 5o tract from the appearance of the; wash room.

Bythe present invention a shower curtain having integral support devices .is providedlwhereby the above. undesirable features present in similar devices available heretofore, are eliminated,

invention ares'et forthhereinafter and disclosed shower rod or pole from side to side.

upper edge and this hem may be formed from a separate piece of the same material as the curtain or the upper edge of the curtain proper as may be desired. In the drawing the hem 2 is shown as made from a separate piece of the material and comprises three thicknesses a, b and c, the edges of which are folded in at the top and bottom respectively as at d and e. hem may at this time be pinned or otherwise secured to the curtain but the same should not yet be stitched or otherwise permanently secured.

The

A number of supporting devices or hooks 3 are 1 provided and each of these hooks comprises a j relatively rigid member 4, preferably of spring steel orothernon-tarnishable metal but. may

be otherwise, the former being desirable so the end of the hook portion 5 may be bent or curved ,,inwardly in the direction of the shank 6, so that said hook may be normally retained on a supporting rod or pole 7 but may, when deliberately intended, be removed therefrom with but little effort. r

The hook 3 is covered in the present instance with one or more thicknesses of material 8 the same as comprised in the curtain 1 and hem portion 2 and it will be notedthat this covering extends as a skirt beyond the end of the shank 6 of the metal element 4 a distance approximately equal to the depth of the hem 2 of the curtain,

the purpose of which will be set forth hereinafter.

The inner or pole contacting surface of the terial '7 such as tape having a. relatively heavy rough texture designed to resist wear resulting from friction caused by said device sliding on the 7 as the curtain 1 is-pushed This heavy material 9 also acts to eliminate any noise resulting from this ing-pole. The coverings on the metal element 4 are stitched or otherwise permanently secured as at 10 to position said element firmly therein. I The covered supporting devices 3 are inserted supporting device 3 is covered with a layer of masliding contact of the supports 3 on the supportbetween two of the hem thicknesses from .the-

outer edge thereof at equally spaced intervals,

the entire depth of said hem. It has been previously stated that the skirt of the covering 8 extends a, distance equal to the depth of the hemupper edge thereof.

The curtain 1, hem 2 and supporting devices -3 are made integral by stitching or otherwise permanently secured as at 11 longitudinally of 2 beyond the shank 6 of the metal element 4 and a therefore said shank portion will not enter the hem but terminate immediately adjacent the arate hooks therefor. The covering for the supporting devices, the hem, and curtain should normally be of the same color and material to render uniformity to the device and add to the general. appearance of the room.

While the present invention has been described specifically as for use in conjunction with-shower baths it is not intended that the same be limited thereto but may be embodied in the construction of curtains for use in other instances within the scope of the appended claims.

1. A shower bath curtain adapted for suspension from a horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet of water-impenetrable material having a relatively deep hem at its upper edge, a plurality of supporting means for suspending said curtain from the rod, each of said means including a relatively stiff flexible member, a covering therefor, said covering extending beyond one end of said supporting means in the manner of a skirt a distance at least as great as the depth of the hem, a relatively heavy tape overlying the inner rod-contacting surface of said supporting means to resist wear and effect noiseless movement of said means on the rod, and means adjacent the longitudinal edges of the hem permanently securing said supporting means to said hem at substantially equal intervals therealong.

2. A curtain adapted for suspension from a horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet ofmaterial having a relatively deep hem at its upper edge, a plurality of supportingmeans for suspending said curtain from the rod, each of said means including a relatively stifi flexible member, a covering therefor, said covering ex-.

tending beyond one end of said supporting means in the manner of a skirt a-distance at least as great as the depth of the hem, a relatively heavy tape overlying the inner rod-contacting surface of said supporting means to resist wear and effect noiseless movement of said means on the rod, and meansadjacent the longitudinal edges of the hem permanently securing said supporting means to said hem at substantially equal'intervals therealong.

3;A curtain adapted for suspension from a horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet of material having a relatively deep hem at its upper edge, a plurality of supporting means for suspending said curtain from the rod, each of said means including a relatively stiff member, a covering therefor, wear-resisting means overlying the inner rod-contacting surface of said supporting means, and means adjacent the longitudinal edges of the hem permanently securingsaid supporting means thereto at substantially equal intervals. V 1 4. A curtain adapted for suspension'from a horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet of materiaLa plurality of SuDDQrting means for suspending said-curtain from the rod, each of said means including 'arelatively stifl member,

acovering therefor, wear-resisting means over-" lying the.inner'rodc0ntacting surfacfe'of said supporting means, and means permanently seat substantially equal a plurality of supporting means for suspending said-curtain from the rod, each of said means including a relatively stiff flexible member having a rod-engaging. portion and a shank, the extremity of said rod-engaging portion being curved'in the direction of the shank, whereby said supporting elements are releasably main-.

tained on said rod, a covering therefor, said covering extending beyond one end of said supupper edge, a plurality of supporting means for suspending said curtain from the rod, each of said means including a relatively stiff member having a rod-engaging portion and a shank, the extremity of said rod-engaging portion being curved in the direction of the shank, whereby said supporting elements will be releasablymaintained on said rod, a covering therefor, wearresisting means overlying the inner rod-contacting surface-of said supporting means, and means adjacent the longitudinal edges of the hempermanently securing said supporting means thereto at substantially equal intervals. I v

7. A shower bath curtainadapted for suspension from a horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet of water-impenetrable material.

having a hem at its upper edge;'a plurality'of supporting means for suspending said curtainfrom the rod, each of saidmeans including a" relatively stifi flexible member, a coveringtherefor, said covering extending beyond one end of said supporting means inthe manner of a" skirt a distance at least as great as the depth of the hem, and means permanently securing said'supporting means to saidhem at substantially equal:

intervals therealong.

8. A curtain adapted for suspension from" a- 4 horizontal rod, said curtain comprising a sheet.

of material having a hem at its upper'edge', 1a plurality of supporting means'for suspending said curtain from the rod, each of said: means. including a relatively stifl member, a covering therefor, and means 9. A curtain adapted for suspension from a horizontal rod, said curtain-comprising'a sheet of material having a relatively d'eep hem at; its

suspending said curtain from permanently securing: said supporting? means'to the hem at substantially equal intervals.

said means including a relatively stifl'v member having a rod-engaging portion and a shank, the extremity of said rod-engaging portion being curved in the directi'on' of the shank, whereby said supporting elements will'be releasably'maintained on said rod, a coveringtherei'or, and means adjacent the longitudinal edges ofthe hem permanently securing said intervals. 7

' HAROLD HOLT.

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